Battle Brewing over future of Sacred Heart in San Francisco
"For parishioners, San Francisco's Sacred Heart Catholic Church is home -- the place where they learned to pray, where they married and where they worship. The thought of closing the church in the Western Addition is painful beyond words.
But the Archdiocese of San Francisco plans to close the area's only predominantly African American Catholic church by the end of the year. The archdiocese says Sacred Heart needs $8 million in repairs from damage suffered in the 1989 Loma Prieta earthquake. Netting hangs below the ceiling to prevent debris from falling on pews.
Another problem is that only 75 to 100 people sit in those pews for the weekly Sunday Mass. Catholic officials say the church, which opened on Fillmore Street in 1897 with Roman-style columns at its entrance, was built to accommodate a congregation of 10,000. The church has about 250 members."
I am no expert but this seems to be an artificially inflated figure to me for just one Church. Anyone is welcome to e-mail to prove or deny this figure.
But the Archdiocese of San Francisco plans to close the area's only predominantly African American Catholic church by the end of the year. The archdiocese says Sacred Heart needs $8 million in repairs from damage suffered in the 1989 Loma Prieta earthquake. Netting hangs below the ceiling to prevent debris from falling on pews.
Another problem is that only 75 to 100 people sit in those pews for the weekly Sunday Mass. Catholic officials say the church, which opened on Fillmore Street in 1897 with Roman-style columns at its entrance, was built to accommodate a congregation of 10,000. The church has about 250 members."
The Archdiocese of San Francisco also claimed 8 million dollars was needed for a seismic retrofit...
I am no expert but this seems to be an artificially inflated figure to me for just one Church. Anyone is welcome to e-mail to prove or deny this figure.
Cathcon: A church claiming to be committed to diversity but closing its most diverse church....
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